Abstract
A mathematical model is presented for the vaporisation of liquid from a laminar film flowing down the inside surface of a smooth tube into a countercurrent laminar flow of gas. The partial differential equations that describe temperature and composition distributions are integrated across the tube to give a set of four coupled ordinary differential equations. A numerical method for the solution of the equations is proposed and examined; the method is posed to solve the transient response for heat and mass transfer. A satisfactory solution is found for a range of space and time intervals. The mathematical model has been validated by experimental measurements on a falling film evaporator with evaporation occurring at sub- boiling temperatures from a laminar liquid film into a laminar gas stream. The performance of the evaporator is assessed.
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